Slasher



Oct. 24, 1939.

E. A. STIENEN SLASHER Filed July 7, 1957 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR f//vfsr A. 6W5/VEN B ATTORNEY.

Patented Oct. 24, 1939 ;y UNITED STATES PATENT OFFQE `SLASHR Ernest A.r Stienen, New York, N. Y.

vApplication July 7, 1937, Serial No. 152,307

the journal bearings 62 and 62a, extend from 2 Claims.

This invention relates to a slasher for sizing threads of textiles.

The object of the invention is the production of awslasher for sizing threads of textiles, by

the floor 43 at the outlet end of the slasher. A shaft 63 is journaled in the bearings 62 and 62a. A cone pulley 64 and a pulley 65 are fastened to sa `Which the tension of the threads while being the shaft 63. treatedcan be automatically controlled. A second journal bearing GS is indicated at the The'second'object of theinvention'is the pro` upper end of the journal bracket El. A third Iductionofla slasher, by means of which the tenjournal bracket 68 extends up from the floor 'sion'of textile threads can be automatically ad- 43 and has integral therewith the journal bearln justed andcontrolled ybefore and after they are ings 'lll and 1|. The shaft 5i) is journaled in the flO 'heated and dried in a heater housing. bearing 1|. In the bearings 86 and l0 is jouryThe third object of the invention is the pronaled the shaft T4. A' cone pulley 'l5 is fastened duction of a slasher, by means of which the rate to one end of the shaft '54 and a movable belt 76 of speed of textile threads will `be automatically connects the pulleys 64 and l5. A pulley 18 is in varied'vvhile being sized. fastened to the shaft 'lil and a pulley 'i9 is fas- 1'5 The fourth object of the invention is the protened to the shaft 50. A belt 88 connects the l"duction of a Slasher for sizing'threads of textiles pulleys 18 and 19. `to produc-e uniform products, which can be easily A differential gear box 82 is indicated having treated in various kdyeing operations. the front wall 83, the rear wall 80., the side Walls 'The fifth object of the invention is the pro- 85, 86 and the bottom wall 8'?. A cover 88 is A20 `duction of a Slasher by means of which textile provided for the differential gear box. The wall threads are tensioned to stretch them the re- 83 of said box is fastened to one of the beams quired amounts. '45. In the walls 85 and 85 is journaled the drive Inthe kaccompanying ydrawings Fig. 1 .represhaft 98. A pulley 9| is fastened to the shaft an fsents a side elevation of the Warp thread Slasher; 9i! outside of the differential gear box. A driving 25 Fig. '2 shows a top View of Fig. l; Fig. 3 ndibelt 92 engages the pulley 5|. Spur gears 93 and Cates an enlarged fragmentary portion of Fig. 94 are slidably supported on the shaft 88 in the Jlwith' a section as on the line 3, 3'of Fig. 4; Fig. usual Way. An adjusting plug 9S is slidably sup- 4 ris atop view of Fig. 3; Fig. 5 represents an ported on the shaft 90 and fastened to gear 94. :a enlarged'fragmentary'portion of Fig. l, and Fig. An operating handle 9S extends through the 30 6 isa top View of Fig. 5. cover 88 and is connected to the plug 96 in the The apparatus of the slasher comprises the usual Way. parallel Warp supporting 'frames each consist- A second shaft |82 is journaled in the walls 85 ing of' the 'horizontalbeam 28 supported upon and '88 of the differential gear box 82 and has th'e'upright members'2l. Y connected thereto the spur gears |64 and |85, 35

j To :the horizontal beams 28 are journaled the which coact With the gears S3 and Sli. A pulley warp supply rollers 25, of which there may be |08 is fastened tothe shaft |52 and a belt |88 anynurnber required. connects the pulleys B5 and |08.

Adjacent to the Warp supporting frames are Upon the beams 45 are supported the journal im indicated the parallel rsupporting frames combrackets ||5 and in the upper ends of which are 40 prising the horizontal beams 3@ with the uprights pivoted the vibrating adjusting levers H6 each 32 at one end. A heater housing 3l is shown having the pointer integral therewith. In having the sidewalls 38 and 39, the end Walls the levers H8 are journaled the shafts H8 of 40 and Ill land the top wall 42. The floor of the adjusting tension rollers i251. Helical springs if the apparatus is shown at 43. One of the ends |22 have their lower ends fastened to the beams 45 of each of the beams 30 is connected to the end 45. To the upper end of each spring |22 is fas- Wall ll/of the heater housing 3i. tened the screw |24 having the head |25. The A pair of supporting frames each comprise screws |24 are in threaded engagement with the the horizontal bearn"'45 with "the upright 45 at adjacent adjusting levers llt. A bracket |3l lo one end. The other ends of the beams 45 are With the scale |8| extends up from each of the 50 connected to the wall 4| of the heater housing 3l. beams 45 and coact with the adjacent pointers A main shaft lis journaled in journal bear- H1. lngs'52 extending fromthe Wall 39 of-theheater VA bracket |35 extends up from the floor 43. hOUSlg 31. A bell crank having the arms |38 and |37 is A pair of journal bracketsfli and 6| having pivoted to the bracket 135. A loop |38 is in- 55 tegral with the arm |36 and engages the belt 16. A link |39 connects the outer end of the arm |31 and the end opposite the pointer ||1 of one of the levers 6.

A shaft |46 is journaled in the beams 45 and supports the roller |48. Shafts |49 are journaled in the journal brackets |45 and support the rollers |50. To the shaft |46 is fastened the bevel gear |52 which meshes with the bevel gear |53 fastened to the shaft |02.

Between the uprights 46 is positioned the receiving roller |56, which is fastened to its shaft |51. The latter is journaled in the said uprights 46. To one end of the shaft |51 is fastened the bevel gear |58. A gear |60 is fastened to the shaft 02. A journal bracket |62 extends up from the floor 43 and has journaled therein the shaft |63, to which is fastened the gear |65, which meshes with the gear |60. On the shaft |63 is fastened the bevel gear |68 Which meshes with the bevel gear |58.

Adjacent to the horizontal beams 30 are journaled the clamping rollers |14, |15 and |16. The shaft 11 of the roller |16 is journaled in the beams 30 and has Ifastened thereto the bevel gear |18.

v A tank |19 for a sizing fluid is positioned between and its end walls are fastened to the beams 30. A roller is positioned inthe tank |19 and its shaft |8| is journaled in the end walls of said tank. A pair of journal brackets |82 extend up from each of the beams 30 and rollers |83 and |84 have their shafts |85 journaled in the journal brackets |82. A bevel gear |83ais fastened to the shaft 8| and meshes with the bevel gear |831) on the shaft 50.

A pair of journal brackets ||5a similar to ||5 extend from the beams 30 and each has pivoted thereto a vibrating adjusting lever ||6a with a pointer ||1a, similar to 6 and I1.

Adjusting roller |20a similar to |20 are jourvnaled to the adjusting levers ||6a.

Springs |22a similar to |22 extend between the levers ||6a and the beams 30. Each of the springs |22a has connected thereto a screw with a head |25a similar to |25.

A bracket with a scale |3|a similar to |3| extends from each of the beams 30.

A journal bracket has integral therewith the journal bearings |9| and |92. The shaft 50 is journaled in the bearing |92. A shaft |95 is journaled in the bearing |9|. A bevel gear |96 is fastened to the shaft |95 and meshes with the bevel gear |18. A journal bracket 60a similar to 60 extends up from the fioor 43, and a journal bracket 6|a similar to 6| extends u p from said ioor 43. A cone pulley 64a similar to 64 has its shaft 63a journaled in the journal brackets 60a and 6|a. A pulley 65a similar to 65 is fastened to the shaft 63a. A pulley |08a similar to |08 is fastened to the shaft 50 and a belt |090. similar to |09 connects the pulleys 6511l and |0811. A shaft 14a similar to 14 is journaled in the journal bracket 6|a and has fastened thereto a cone pulley 15a similar to 15. A belt 16a similar to 16 connects the pulleys 64a'I and 15a. A journal bracket |35a. similar to |35 extends up from the floor 43. A bell crank-having the arms |360l and |31a similar to |36 and |31 is journaled to the journal bracket |3511.- A link |39a similar to |39 connects the arm l3i1a, and one of the adjusting levers la.

To operate the warp thread slasher, the warp threads 200 are rst wound on the warp supply rollers 25. From the rollers 25 the threads are led over the clamping roller |14, under the clamping roller |16 and over the clamping roller |15.

From the roller |15 the warp threads 200 bear up against one of the adjusting rollers |200. and on top of the other adjusting roller |200., to tension the said Warp threads 200. The tension of the threads 200 may be varied by adjusting the positions of the adjusting levers ||6a by means of the screws having the heads |25a. The position of the adjusting levers I |6a can be easily positioned in proper positions by means of the pointers ||1a and the scales |3|a. The

warp threads 200 now lead over the roller |83,

next under the roller |80 in the sizing tank |19 and then over the roller |84. The warp threads 200 when contacting with the roller |80 are impregnated with the sizing fluid in the tank |19. From the roller |84 the warp threads 200 are led through the heater housing 31 where they are dried as required. The warp threads 200 next are led under one of the adjusting tension rollers |20 and then above the second adjusting tension roller |20, by means of which they are tensioned after having been dried. This is accomplished by locating the adjusting levers 6 in proper position by turning the heads |25 of the screws |24, by means of which the pointers ||1 of the levers ||6 are swung in different positions and which are indicated on the scales |3|. The threads 200 are then led over the adjacent roller |50, next underthe roller |48 and then over the second roller |50, after Awhich they are woun around the receiving roller |56.

To move the warp threads 200 and wind them on the receiving roller |56, the belt 92 is moved which turns the drive shaft 90. The rotations of the shaft 90 are transmitted to the shaft |02 through the gears in the differential gear box 82. It is to be understood that the speed of the shaft |02 can be varied by the gears in the box 82. From the shaft 02 rotation is transmitted to the shaft 63 which turns the cone pulley 64. From the latter by means of the belt 16 rotation is transmitted tothe cone pulley 15 which turns the shaft 14 of the latter. Rotation is transmitted from the shaft 14 to the shaft 50 by means of the pulleys 18 and 19 and the belt 80. The speed of rotation transmitted to the cone pulley 15 is controlled by the position of the adjusting levers ||6 by means of the bell crank having the arms |36 and |31, and the loop |38. The later locates the belt 'i6 indifferent positions relative to the cone pulleys 64 and 15 to vary the speed of rotation of the said cone pulley 15, and thereby the speed of rotation of the shaft 50 is varied.

With the rotations of the shaft 02 the receiving roller |56 is turned through the bevel gear |58, and the gear |60 and the interposed gears. The speed of the roller |56 is controlled by the gears in the differential gear box 82.

The tension of the warp threads 200 between the heater housing 31 and the receiving roller |56 is controlled by the adjusting levers ||6.

It will be noted that the wall 40 of the housing 31 functions as an inlet wall and has an inlet opening not shown therein and the wall 4| functions as an outlet wall with an outlet opening therein.

It will be noted that the warp threads 200 are always maintained in tension by the appurtenances of the Slasher, and therefore the said warp threads can be easily tensioned and streached Without any additional appurtenances.

'Various modifications may be made in the invention and the present exemplication is to be taken as illustrative and not limitative thereof.

' Having described my invention I claim:

1. In a slasher for threads of textiles the combination of a heater housing having an entrance end and an outlet end, a main shaft journaled to the housing, means to rotate the main shaft,

, means to lead the threads of textiles through the heater housing, a pair of vibrating levers positioned adjacent to the entrance end of the heater vhousing, rollers journaled in the ends of the leversmeans to lead the threads of textiles to the lower face, of one of said rollers and to the top face of the other roller to tension and stretch the same, means to adjust the inclination of said v-levers and means to impregnate said threads with a sizing fluid before entering said housing and y after having been tensioned. 20 y 2. In a slasher, for threads of textiles the combination of supply rollers for said threads, a pair of beams adjacent to said supply rollers, a journal bracket supported on each beam, a vibrating lever having a pointer pivoted to each journal bracket, a tension roller journaled between and in the ends of said levers, a screw in threaded engagement with the end portion of each lever adjacent :to its pointer, a spring having one end extending Afrom each screw and its other end connected to its adjacent beam, a bracket extending up from each beam adjacent to the spring thereof, said brackets each having a scale integral therewith adapted to coact with one of the pointers and means to draw said threads from the supply rollers to contact them with said tension rollers, said threads bearing upon the upper face of one tension roller and against the lower face of the adjacent tension roller.

ERNEST A. STIENEN. 

